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Titan supports ITC's announcement on Chinese OTR tyre makers
Added: 19 Aug 2008
Tire Business staff report
Washington, DC - The US International Trade Commission has affirmed that …

Report looks at replacement market for tyres in Germany
Added: 19 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Datamonitor has published a new report titled, Germany Afte…

Ansell announces profit for full year
Added: 19 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (RD)
Richmond, Australia - Australian latex product maker Ansell Ltd. has recorded …

Cooper's increased sales push up earnings in Q2
Added: 19 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (RD)
Novi, Michigan - Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., parent company of Cooper-Stan…

Hankook's UHP impresses in magazine tyre test
Added: 19 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (RD)
Neu-Isenburg, Germany - Hankook Tire Co. has announced impressive results for…

FEICA announce's annual adhesives and sealants conference
Added: 19 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (RD)
Marseille, France - FEICA, the Association of European Adhesives and Sealants…

Amtel-Vredestein debts, losses continue to mount ahead of take-over
Added: 18 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Enschede, Netherlands -- Amtel-Vredestein N.V. has reported hugely increased l…

Lanxess to move HQ out of Bayer site
Added: 18 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG is seeking a new site for its headquarters, …

Automakers allow suppliers to raise prices
Added: 18 Aug 2008
By Robert Sherefkin and David Barkholz, Automotive News
Traverse City, Michigan - In a bow to inflat…

Michelin axes UK service centre and 200 jobs
Added: 18 Aug 2008
By James Chapelard
Manchester, UK -- Michelin UK has closed its Manchester shared services operation…

Schaeffler and Conti deal has key supporters
Added: 18 Aug 2008
By Douglas Bolduc and Bettina Mayer, Automotive News Europe
Top auto executives support a merger of …

ExxonMobil to cut AES jobs in US
Added: 18 Aug 2008
Akron, Ohio -- ExxonMobil Chemical said it will cut some jobs at its Advanced Elastomers Systems he…

Tougher CO2 rules might help automotive suppliers
Added: 18 Aug 2008
By Bettina Mayer, Automotive News Europe
A growing demand by carmakers for innovative systems to sav…

Double Coin chairman removed over serious disciplinary violation
Added: 18 Aug 2008
By Namrita Chow, ERJ correspondent
Shanghai, China -- A senior executive at China's Double Coin Hold…

Tree Island to focus more on bead wire
Added: 18 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Vancouver, British Columbia -- A Canadian wire producer fund says it intends t…

Report investigates exam gloves
Added: 18 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Marketstrat, Inc. has published a new report titled, Resear…

Lanxess improved margins in the first half
Added: 18 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- In the first six months of 2008, Lanxess AG improved it…

News from elsewhere on the web (18 August 2008)
Added: 18 Aug 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Apollo restarts European plant site search
Added: 15 Aug 2008
Tire Business staff report
Gurgaon, India - Apollo Tyres Ltd. has withdrawn its application to build…

Pirelli to raise prices up to 7 percent from 1 Nov
Added: 15 Aug 2008
Tire Business staff report
Rome, Georgia - Pirelli Tyre North America Inc. will raise prices up to 7…